With Pride Month now underway, we're reflecting on its activist roots and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community with a Pride playlist, filled with empowering anthems by radical artists then and now. Whether you're jamming out to these tracks on your commute, or belting your highest note in the shower, these songs are guaranteed to keep the festivities alive no matter how you choose to celebrate this June.Discover our compilation below and save the HYPEBAE Pride playlist on Spotify. To give back to th...
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden revoked Donald Trump's executive order that sought to ban several Chinese-owned apps including TikTok and WeChat. Last year, Trump attempted to block the platforms from operating in the United States, citing national security concerns. The most extreme effects of Trump's order -- including an outright shutdown of TikTok in the U.S. -- never came to fruition, thanks to a preliminary injunction granted by a federal judge.However, TikTok and WeChat aren't entirely ...
Since RuPaul's Drag Race began airing in 2009, the art of drag has slowly yet steadily entered the mainstream. No longer appreciated solely by the LGBTQ+ community, drag queens have become some of the world's most venerated pop culture icons, fronting magazine covers, music videos and ad campaigns.However, drag hasn't always been a widely accepted practice. In honor of Pride Month, HYPEBAE CN is shining a light on the history of drag and and its roots in the LGBTQ+ community. Before RuPaul Char...
UPDATE (June 10, 2021): Following much anticipation, Lorde has surprise-dropped her latest single titled "Solar Power." The track arrives alongside a sunkissed music video set on the beach.The release comes after the New Zealand singer shared with fans that she was working on something new. "I started going back to the studio in December, just for something to do, and to my surprise, good things came out," she wrote in a newsletter.In the latest track, Lorde sings in a stunning yellow two-piece:...